The repository created here lists a collection of the documents published in the course of the ERC project Prehistoric Anatolia (ERC Starting Grant 263339; 2011–2016; PI: B. Horejs)

Starting point of the studies on Neolithic Imagery are the excavated objects depicting anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figures as well as fantastic creatures at Çukuriçi Höyük (Türkiye) and in Svinjarička Čuka (Serbia), both representing pioneers in early to middle…

During the past decade, the »ancient DNA revolution« has reopened key questions about prehistoric kinship that within archaeogenetics is narrowly viewed as genetic proximity. From a socio-cultural anthropological perspective, however, kinship is not only a…

In this project, stable isotope ratio analyses of archaeological bones and teeth from Çukuriçi Höyük (Western Anatolia) and Svinjarička Čuka (Serbia) will be used to reveal new insights into Neolithic animal husbandry practices.

In Southeastern Europe, the emergence of the Neolithic (c. 6000 cal BC) is associated with the development of two main Neolithic horizons, which have been identified based on two different ceramic styles: the Impressed Ware in the coastal areas (Adriatic) and the…

By utilising micro-scale traces of human activity trapped within archaeological sediments, the NEOSOL project seeks to shed new light on the development of settled life along the Vardar-Morava river system during the early Neolithic Period.

The NEOTECH Project aims to shed new light on the Neolithisation process in the central Balkans. Excavations were conducted at the site of Svinjarička Čuka, during which remains of the Neolithic and the Metal Ages could be identified. This data will be…

This project focuses on the first permanent settlements in Neolithic and the development to proto-urban centres in Early Bronze Age period. Combining both research topics enable a broad spectrum of cultural modelling, based upon multidisciplinary, diachronic, and…

The transition from hunting and gathering to farming and herding stands as one of the major economic changes in the human past. The origins of the Neolithic in the Near East and its expansion into western Anatolia and the Aegean basin are equally crucial for…

The project aims to shed new light on the Neolithization process in the Central Balkans by analyzing green amulets from sites all over the Balkan region with the potential impact of new production technologies and the localization of deposits or Nephrite in the…

Around 4500 years ago, far-reaching trade networks can be detected for the first time, reaching from the Indus region to the Aegean Sea. Within the project, these networks are investigated by a case study at the site of Kalba on the south-eastern Arabian Peninsula.…

Around 4500 years ago, far-reaching trade networks can be detected for the first time, reaching from the Indus region to the Aegean Sea. Within the project, these networks are investigated by a case study at the site of Kalba on the south-eastern Arabian Peninsula.…

By utilising micro-scale traces of human activity trapped within archaeological sediments, the NEOSOL project seeks to shed new light on the development of settled life along the Vardar-Morava river system during the early Neolithic Period.

The Prehistoric Sirvan Project deals with the prehistory of the Sirvan and Chardavol Valleys, especially the documentation of prehistoric activities, based on the outcomes of archaeological, environmental, and geological surveys and GIS analyses. Focus of the…

Platia Magoula Zarkou is a Neolithic and Bronze Age tell settlement in the western Thessalian plain excavated between 1976 and 1990. Pottery from the site decisively changed our understanding of Neolithic chronology, making Platia Magoula Zarkou a key site for the…

The Prehistoric Sirvan Project deals with the prehistory of the Sirvan and Chardavol Valleys, especially the documentation of prehistoric activities, based on the outcomes of archaeological, environmental, and geological surveys and GIS analyses. Focus of the…

The Prehistoric Sirvan Project deals with the prehistory of the Sirvan and Chardavol Valleys, especially the documentation of prehistoric activities, based on the outcomes of archaeological, environmental, and geological surveys and GIS analyses. Focus of the…

The Prehistoric Sirvan Project deals with the prehistory of the Sirvan and Chardavol Valleys, especially the documentation of prehistoric activities, based on the outcomes of archaeological, environmental, and geological surveys and GIS analyses. Focus of the…

The study of burial practices in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic of the southern Levant will highlight similarities and differences. These results can lead us to estimate ritual and religious beliefs at that time and comparing these results with other sites and the…

The aim of this project is to take an innovative and explorative approach to understanding of the past in the Balkans by assembling the results of cross-border and diachronic archaeological research with the use of responsive, wide-ranging visualization tools.

This interdisciplinary project explores personal relations, gender and family structures at Bronze Age communities across the Austrian and Czech border (c. 1600–800 BC).

The importance of the neolithization process lies in its position as being a milestone in our social evolution when essential changes took place. These changes include: 1) a shift from mobile to sedentary lifestyle and development of architecture, 2) developed…